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Matt Bateman@mbateman• 3 months ago
me: Please do not help [2yo] open the door 5yo: But he can’t do it me: He believes that he can. In this house we abide by Montessori’s maxim of never helping a child with a task that he believes that he can do himself 5yo: But he’s wrong 5yo: That rule is silly
Matt Bateman@mbateman• 3 months ago
Replying to @mbateman
Since this is escaping containment: * this does not prohibit asking “do you want help with $IMMINENT_TASK?” * this is about when a child (especially a toddler) is *already* attempting something, or about to * what this prohibits is jumping in and just doing it
Gena Gorlin@Gena_I_Gorlin• 3 months ago
Replying to @mbateman
@mbateman Just for the record, he actually can do it (and do it and do it and do it) https://t.co/VY2OdVSGS1
